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Resources currently sorted by: Date (Old downloads listed first) STS Orbit Plus | | Description: | Allows you to follow the position of the space shuttle and of an extended artificial satellites database across the globe and to calculate their visible passes over your location. Explore the several types of map projection and satellite tracking - press F1 for help while on a map.
For more details visit the homepage and do not forget to get the most recent update of the orbital elements file here (file tlexxx.zip, in which xxx is day of the year - for accurate predictions the secret is to update regularly); as well as the Level 3 Earth Map (allows increased zoom).
Since version 0012, it is now also possible to self-update the TLE file with a single key press by installing the additional STSUpdat program.
Download Program
Download Level 3 Earth Map
STSUpdat
| | | Version: | 0123 | | Filesize: | 1.66 MB | | Added on: | 03-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 380 | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | |
 Orbitron  | | Description: | «Orbitron will localize the position of satellites for a given period. Features include: NORAD SGP4/SDP4 prediction models; 2000 satellites can be loaded from TLE file(s) (auto: PC/Unix, 2/3 line); ALL of them can be tracked at the same time; full screen mode; supported screen resolutions from 640x480; Real-time mode / Simulation mode (free time control); advanced passes & Iridium flares search engine; miscellaneous options of visualisation; orbit info; notes for each object; radar; easy interface; database of cities around the world; PC clock synchronization via NTP; Internet TLE updater (with ZIP support) / HTTP; Windows screen saver included; and more...» | | | Version: | 3.12 | | Filesize: | 1.91 MB | | Added on: | 03-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 1251 | | Rating: | 8.6 (7 Votes) | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | Comments (6) | |
| GPS | | Description: | Great graphics if you just want to see how satellites orbit the Earth and watch things from "up there", but it misses a few basic functions for ground pass predictions.
The program offers four different views: 3D-Orthogonal View (the Earth is displayed as a sphere and the satellites orbit it); 2D-Equidistance Mercator View (the complete Earth's surface is displayed and the satellites are shown as icons); WDB-Equidistance Mercator View (it is possible to zoom into it and display just parts of the world's surface with geopolitical details); and Observer's view (useful if you want to know where you have to look to see a satellite). Each of this views offers a bunch of moving around features.
Notice that you can use this program not only for the GPS-satellites but for all other satellites as well, since it uses the standard NORAD two line elements files.
We found it rather prone to crashing.
New in version 2.4 is the Weather dialog and the Internet dialog. Check them out. I did also some major internal restructuring on the graphics engine so that you can now use JPEG, GIF, EMF, WMF, TIFF, PCX, and BMP as Textures.
The program needs Windows NT/95, the OpenGL DLL's and a color depth of at least 16 bit (65535 colors).
Download options are very flexible. We have chosen the one which includes the more features (meaning also the larger in size). Additionaly, you may also need to get a few OpenGL drivers (we did not) - if so, see the help files to know details about the source. | | | Version: | 2.4 | | Filesize: | 13.97 MB | | Added on: | 03-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 858 | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | |
| TrakSat | | Description: | Traces an extensive database of artificial satellites. Allows to know which satellites, when and with which path are visible from the observer's spot.
Also permits a graphical visualization, either by placing the satellites over the terrestrial globe, either by displaying their orbit against the stellar background (a total of 13 distinct ways of output production).
It possesses great educative and recreational value. | | | Version: | 4.09 | | Filesize: | 601.56 Kb | | Added on: | 03-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 329 | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | |
| WinOrbit | | Description: | «WinOrbit is a program for computing artificial Earth-satellite
position and visibility, with the Amateur Radio satellite
operator in mind. It was written for the Microsoft Windows 3.1
operating system.
WinOrbit has 4 basic functions:
* Graphical display of satellite positions in real-time,
simulation, and manual modes.
* Tabular display of satellite information in the same modes.
* Generation of tables (ephemerides ) of past or future
satellite information for planning or analysis of
satellite orbits.
* Output of current tracking information (az, el, doppler,
etc.) to a client program for control of tracking
hardware such as antennas, radios, or telescopes.»
| | | Version: | 3.6 | | Filesize: | 477.00 Kb | | Added on: | 03-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 414 | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | |
| WXtrack | | Description: | WXtrack predicts the ground tracks of satellites on the earth, and the images produced by weather satellites when scanning the ground. It has special modes for tracking the ISS, and can drive a number of hardware trackers to make your antenna follow the primary satellite.
It was designed for use during the early stages of my satellite receiving activities, when clouds and interference prevented easy identification of what I was actually observing! Therefore WXtrack can read processed satellite images from one or more folders of your choice, and present these images side-by-side with the ground track prediction. To make visual correlation easier, minute markers are produced on the predicted image to match those on NOAA APT transmissions. Map overlay images suitable for subsequent combining with actual satellite pictures can be produced. | | | Version: | V3.4.8 | | Filesize: | 582.21 Kb | | Added on: | 05-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 489 | | Rating: | 10.0 (1 Vote) | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | |
| WXtrackGL | | Description: | Imagine that you are flying in space, looking down upon the Earth. All your favourite satellites are visible, and you can fly around to your heart's desires. Oh, and it will cost you nothing! Yes, that's WXtrackGL.
You can choose when and where, and which satellites are displayed. You can set whether you manually control the program, or get an automated ride on the satellite! | | | Version: | V2.1.0 | | Filesize: | 299.94 Kb | | Added on: | 05-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 519 | | Rating: | 5.0 (1 Vote) | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | |
| Orbit | | Description: | «Visual satellite tracking program for Windows.»
| | | Version: | 1.0a | | Filesize: | 1.66 MB | | Added on: | 08-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 702 | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | |
| Satellite Tracker | | Description: | «Satellite Tracker is a program which calculates satellite positions using NORAD SGP4/SDP4 orbital models.
An interface to the Meade LX200, LX200GPS, AutoStar, LX200 Compatible, Celestron Ultima, NexStarGPS and NexStarGT telescopes allows automatic tracking and viewing.» | | | Version: | 2.4.1 | | Filesize: | 0 bytes | | Added on: | 08-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 463 | | Rating: | 8.0 (1 Vote) | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | Comments (1) | |
| Satscape | | Description: | «Produces real-time displays of where any Satellite is, and predicts passes for your locale. You don't have to use or have access to the satellites, as it will even predict when the 150 'Brightest' satellites pass over, so you can SEE them.
It can currently track 500 satellites simultaneously, with various graphically rich Map Views with ground tracks and footprints, Horizon view, tabular list and more. It?s highly graphical, and has optional speech to announce satellites as they come into range. Tracking Data known as "Keplerian Elements" are used to work out their positions. Updating the Keplerian elements couldn't be easier, just one click from the menu, and it will connect via your Internet connection, and update them.» | | | Version: | 2.02 | | Filesize: | 5.91 MB | | Added on: | 08-Aug-2003 | | Downloads: | 1551 | | Rating: | 8.0 (5 Votes) | | Category: | Windows / Satellites | | Homepage | Rate resource | Details | Comments (2) | |
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